Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo (1952 TV series)

Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo
Genre
Created byTatiana Belinky
Based onSítio do Picapau Amarelo
by Monteiro Lobato
Directed byJúlio Gouveia
StarringSidnéia Rossi
Suzy Arruda
Leonor Lambertini
Zeni Pereira
Lúcia Lambertini
Lidia Rosemberg
Edy Cerri
Sérgio Rosemberg
Julinho Simões
David José
Rúbens Molino
Luciano Maurício
Júlio Silva
Ricardo Gouveia
Paulo Basco
Narrated byJúlio Gouveia
Country of originBrazil
No. of seasons12
No. of episodes360
Production
Running time30 min. each episode
Original release
NetworkRede Tupi
Release3 June 1952 (1952-06-03) 
6 March 1963 (1963-03-06)
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Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo is a 1952 Brazilian children-family television series produced and aired by Rede Tupi, Sítio was scripted by Brazilian author Tatiana Belinky, based on the series of novels of same name. The series is the first live-action adaptation of the Sítio universe. It was the first television adaptation of the homonymous work by Monteiro Lobato.

Sítio tells the story of the peaceful title Sítio, the Yellow Woodpecker Ranch, where its unique dwellers live in fantasy and learning. It starred actress Lúcia Lambertini (occasionally replaced by Dulce Margarida) in the role of Emília, the living, smart and talkative doll of the farm. The Viscount of Sabugosa was played by Rúbens Molino, and Later In 1958 Molino was replaced by Luciano Maurício. The series premiered on 3 June 1952 and ran until 6 March 1963, being canceled after 360 episodes and several recastings. The cast needed to re-enact some episodes in 1963 for the show's "reruns", since episodes were originally broadcast live. Each episode was of 30 minutes duration.